
The Brown Advanced Wound Healing Lab engineers nanoscale and microscale biomaterials that leverage the role of fibrin in hemostasis, wound healing, and tissue regeneration.
The Advanced Wound Healing lab is led by Dr. Ashley C. Brown. Our group’s research centers on developing novel microgel and nanoparticle-based materials for a variety of biomedical applications including augmentation of hemostasis, intravascular drug delivery, enhanced wound healing, evaluation and modulation of cellular mechanotransduction, and development of biosynthetic constructs for regenerative medicine. Current projects include development of microgel-based platelet-like particles (PLPs) and other microgel assemblies for augmentation of hemostasis and regenerative medicine. We are additionally exploring the use of microgel-based assemblies with finely controlled elastic and viscoelastic properties for investigating and controlling cellular mechanotransduction responses.